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True Crime. Nova Relaçaõ do Rigoroso Castigo, Que Padeceo em hum Cadafalso o Cruel Assassino Jacintho Yorc, na Cidade de Transilvania a 19 de Julho de 1765. Por Matar Tyrannamente a sua Mulher Luciana Kin.
Lisbon: Ignacio Nogueira Xisto, 1765.
Quarto, paper wrappers, some toning to contents; the pamphlet housed in custom folding chemise and slipcase covered in red cloth, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
This unusual work, held only at the Newberry and the Houghton libraries, recounts the chilling tale of the murder of Luciana Kin by her jealous husband Jacintho Yorc. After the murder, Yorc was tried, convicted, and then publicly tortured and executed.
